New Stony Brook President, Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., MD - to make his first appearance on WUSB Radio 90.1 FM
Biography of Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., MD
Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., received the B.A. degree with honors in biology from the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. and the M.D. degree from the Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Prior to becoming President of Stony Brook University, he was Vice Chancellor for Research with Washington University in St. Louis, the Director of the Midwest Regional Center of Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (MRCE), and a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
As Vice Chancellor for Research at Washington University, Dr. Stanley had oversight of Washington University’s nearly $550,000,000 in annual sponsored research. His office was charged with supporting Washington University faculty as they engage in research and ensuring that the University's research efforts are conducted under the highest scientific and ethical standards. As Vice Chancellor for Research he also helped support University-wide research initiatives, including the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy (I-CARES). Dr. Stanley’s areas of research interest include understanding the molecular basis for pathogenesis, genetic controls of virulence pathways, and markers for genetic susceptibility to disease, and he is the author of more than 100 publications in these areas.
Dr. Stanley became Stony Brook University's fifth president on July 1, 2009.
As Vice Chancellor for Research at Washington University, Dr. Stanley had oversight of Washington University’s nearly $550,000,000 in annual sponsored research. His office was charged with supporting Washington University faculty as they engage in research and ensuring that the University's research efforts are conducted under the highest scientific and ethical standards. As Vice Chancellor for Research he also helped support University-wide research initiatives, including the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy (I-CARES). Dr. Stanley’s areas of research interest include understanding the molecular basis for pathogenesis, genetic controls of virulence pathways, and markers for genetic susceptibility to disease, and he is the author of more than 100 publications in these areas.
Dr. Stanley became Stony Brook University's fifth president on July 1, 2009.
